Chapter 105

KIMBERLY'S POV "Xavier, let me down!" I cried, my cheeks burning as he carried me down the corridor. "Not going to happen, honey." He grinned. I was going to groan all over again when I saw chief butler Mr. Linton in the middle of the corridor, having a conversation with a couple of members of the house staff. When he spotted us, his eyebrows rose playful and he stopped his lip from stretching into a smile, before his face re-framed itself into that serene professional mask the next instant. Oh no. I buried my face in the fold of Xavier's shoulder and wanted to be pulled into his shirt to escape from this embarrassment. Icould feel the way that his chest was shaking with laughter, the adrenaline surging through me. "You can go on with your meeting, Mr. Linton," Xavier laughed freely and with not even a quiver to step. "Yes, sir. Mrs. Ravenwood," Mr. Linton replied, his tone so abruptly courteous, but I could sense the repressed good-humour trembling beneath. I felt so mortified that I